完形填空 (共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I live in Albuquerque and I used to give much money to the homeless around, feeling sorry for their misfortune. But later I became a single mom with no home, a huge 36 and hardly any income. 37 , I stopped giving and became very bitter.
Several years later, things started to 38 . I became 39 enough to have a home, and 40 a backyard, and I started to pull myself out of debt. One day we saw a homeless person with the 41 , “Will work for food.” I 42 . My daughter asked why I no longer helped the people in 43 . I replied, “Honey, they just use that money for 44 or other bad things.” She didn’t respond. But when I said that, it didn’t feel right.
Three days later, I was 45 to pick up my daughter from school. A man was standing on the corner and something deep inside 46 me to help him. So I stopped my car, and he ran over with enthusiasm. He said, “God bless you, I only need 77 cents.” I 47 into my ashtray and 48 enough, there sat three quarters and two pennies.
Greatly shocked by this 49 , I gave him all the money in the ashtray. He 50 with joy and tears in his eyes, “You just made it 51 for me to see my mom for Christmas! The bus offering this great sale is 52 right away!” It was a moment I’ll never forget. I think that man won’t forget it either, but I was the one who got the best __53__ in life – giving. It also 54 me that nothing is a coincidence, 55 everything has meaning.
A.debt B.responsibility C.shadow D.pressure
A.In fact B.In other words C.As a result D.All in all
A.develop B.worsen C.vary D.change
A.fortunate B.wealthy C.generous D.successful
A.even B.still C.yet D.only
A.decoration B.expression C.sign D.announcement
A.got by B.pulled out C.passed away D.passed by
A.emergency B.danger C.need D.panic
A.food B.alcohol C.medicine D.entertainment
A.driving B.jogging C.wandering D.cycling
A.directed B.challenged C.permitted D.drove
A.reached B.turned C.broke D.searched
A.amusingly B.strangely C.awkwardly D.naturally
A.incident B.condition C.coincidence D.circumstance
A.poured out B.turned out C.broke out D.burst out
A.necessary B.difficult C.possible D.suitable
A.queuing B.leaving C.settling D.operating
A.gift B.time C.favor D.honor
A.impresses B.informs C.persuades D.reminds
A.or B.and C.so D.however
Giant pandas(熊猫) are beautiful black and white ______. They look like ______. They live only in _____. They are very ______ and peaceful. They like eating _____. They never eat meat. Baby giant pandas ______a lot of time drinking their mum’s milk---more than fourteen ____ a day! Mother giant pandas have only one ______two babies______ a time. When the babies are born, they ___little white mice. There are only about_____ giant pandas in the world now. Sadly it’s very ____for giant pandas to stay alive in the world. Their number is getting ___because their living places are becoming farmlands. If ____keep taking the land, giant pandas will have ___to live. Also, people ____ them for their fur(毛皮). If this _____, then there will be no giant pandas in the world. So, what action can we take? We should _____newspapers and magazines about the giant pandas in China. We should tell them about the _____for giant pandas. If more people know about these problems, then maybe they will do _____to help.
A.plants B.animals C.flowers D.trees
A.lions B.dogs C.bears D.monkeys
A.Russia B.Australia C.China D.India
A.noisy B.terrible C.active D.quiet
A.bananas B.carrots C.bamboo D.cabbages
A.cost B.afford C.spend D.pay
A.seconds B.minutes C.hours D.mornings
A.or B.and C.but D.then
A.on B.in C.with D.at
A.look as B.look at C.look like D.look up
A.one billion B.one thousand C.one million D.millions of
A.Difficult B.comfortable C.terrific D.enjoyable
A.bigger B.smaller C.more D.fewer
A.scientists B.workers C.Travelers D.farmers
A.anywhere B.somewhere C.nowhere D.everywhere
A.protect B.feed C.help D.kill
A.solves B.disappears C.continues D.changes
A.write to B.write about C.write with D.write on
A.food B.problems C.lives D.environment
A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything
Charlie, came from a poor village. His parents had __ _ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy__ _and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and ___ _ all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work. One day Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, The young man ___ _ and several years he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked __ __ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to ___ _ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her ___ _ eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She afraid __43__ the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the table and ___ _. When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy __ _ there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, “I’ve bought all the food you like, dear!”
A.no B.some C.much D.enough
A.lazy B.clever C.careful D.hard
A.did well in B.was poor at C.was working D.was good for
A.was angry B.thought hard C.agreed D.said “No”
A.a little B.a few C.many D.a lot
A.rest B.sleep C.hospital D.work
A.should B.would C.to not D.not to
A.to remember B.to forget C.to catch D.to teach
A.slept B.went out C.cooked D.ate
A.reading B.seeing C.cooking D.writing
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题上将该项涂黑。
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s as usual. It was a pleasant way of passing time for an old woman who lived .
When she came home she sensed unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the were all locked and there was no sign of forced entry (进入). Had anything been __ ? She went from room to room, checking, and found her camera and watch .
The following Thursday she went out at her time, but she didn’t go to the club. _ , she took a short walk in a park nearby and came home, herself in through the back door. She settled down to wait and see what would .
It was 4 o’clock when the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and she heard her letter-box being pushed open. the kettle(壶)of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of wire appeared through the letter-box, and then a . The wire turned and caught around the knob (圆型旋钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and the water over the hand. _ was heard outside as the fell to the floor and the hand was pulled back, which was by the sound of running feet.
It wasn’t long the police caught the thief. And Mrs. Clarke was greatly at the club for her successful .
A.party B.movement C.club D.organization
A.lonely B.alone C.away D.busily
A.everything B.nothing C.something D.anything
A.windows B.rooms C.doors D.gates
A.found B.opened C.taken D.broken
A.losing B.missing C.leaving D.disappearing
A.same B.spare C.special D.usual
A.Therefore B.However C.Instead D.Again
A.pushing B.letting C.pulling D.leading
A.appear B.follow C.happen D.continue
A.the next moment B.for a while C.in time D.at once
A.Putting down B.Laying aside C.Picking up D.Taking away
A.knife B.hand C.letter D.key
A.spread B.dropped C.poured D.covered
A.A sad voice B.A sharp cry C.A warning shout D.A strange noise
A.key B.kettle C.door-lock D.wire
A.followed B.caused C.produced D.ended
A.before B.since C.until D.when
A.surprised B.admired C.inspired D.supported
A.self-satisfaction B.self-protection C.self-respect D.self-service
When I settled in Chicago, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a problem and had to go to hospital for a examination.
It seemed a small compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go right from the beginning. Not having a car or the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B, I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the direction.
I the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do, I looked into the eyes of a who was trying to get past me, instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was . After I explained my to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my . Sitting there waiting, I felt that someone had been willing to help. , hearing a horn(喇叭)nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend at me to get in, she had returned to offer me a to the hospital.
Such unexpected from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose for all things are possible.
A.physical B.traveling C.social D.housing
A.scientific B.final C.previous D.thorough
A.chance B.challenge C.success D.error
A.wrong B.easy C.fast D.ahead
A.leaving B.visiting C.knowing D.appreciating
A.Although B.Since C.Unless D.Once
A.strange B.necessary C.obvious D.important
A.same B.right C.general D.opposite
A.looked at B.waited for C.got off D.ran into
A.driver B.friend C.stranger D.gentleman
A.Especially B.Surprisingly C.Probably D.Normally
A.nervous B.excited C.OK D.dangerous
A.idea B.motivation C.excuse D.situation
A.appointment B.apartment C.direction D.station
A.afraid B.grateful C.certain D.disappointed
A.Thus B.Then C.Perhaps D.Surely
A.staring B.laughing C.waving D.shouting
A.lift B.suggestion C.bike D.guidebook
A.results B.news C.kindness D.appearance
A.power B.faith C.touch D.support
As is universally acknowledged, fresh food benefits our health. As a small child, I didn’t know about the benefits of fresh food. ____, I considered canned fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and ____ snacks to be the most appetizing (令人垂涎的). As I learned to prefer fresh and ____ foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks, I began to ____ starting a vegetable garden in our backyard.
“What would it take?” I asked my mom. We had the space and were ____ to take care of the plants every day. ____ doing some research online, we ____ to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard. It would have to be at least a foot deep ____ with a raised vegetable bed, the vegetables would have two feet of depth to grow.
It was April of 2014. We knew that we had to work ____ if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring. That month, every day after school, I pushed ____ the tough clay (粘土) under our lawn with a large shovel (铲子). Luckily, the rain made the soil ____, and before we knew it, we had finished digging the bed. Next came my favorite part: shopping for ____ and plants. By June, our plants, especially the tomatoes, were growing ____. We had never ____ such fresh tomatoes; they were so sweet that you could almost taste the ____ in them. To give our friends gifts, we packed jars of our little tomatoes. We also ____ Italian pasta sauce with our tomatoes and basil (一种香料). It reassured (使…放心) us to know that we were eating healthy and fresh produce.
The work which we put into our vegetable garden was ____ worthwhile. As long as we had the ____ to start and maintain the garden, we ____ a bountiful (大量的) harvest for the entire summer and fall in return. Thanks to the success of my vegetable garden, I can say that if the ____ of life is to be happy, I’m one little step closer.
A.Likewise B.Instead C.Therefore D.Otherwise
A.preserved B.prepared C.prevented D.protected
A.particular B.delicious C.nutritious D.special
A.think about B.worry about C.adapt to D.appeal to
A.absent B.late C.satisfied D.willing
A.Before B.Since C.As D.After
A.led B.refused C.decided D.afforded
A.so that B.now that C.as long as D.even though
A.quickly B.hardly C.gradually D.suddenly
A.over B.through C.across D.beyond
A.harder B.softer C.heavier D.deeper
A.flowers B.fruits C.seeds D.vegetables
A.at risk B.with care C.in excitement D.like crazy
A.tasted B.sensed C.watched D.smelt
A.tear B.cloud C.sunshine D.wind
A.cooked B.offered C.provided D.supplied
A.rather than B.other than C.no more than D.more than
A.fact B.force C.doubt D.willpower
A.received B.accepted C.spent D.fulfilled
A.way B.quality C.goal D.standard